If you get one with three sata ports (more than two usually comes with four though), plug in three drives - one for the OS and applications, and two data configured to run as a mirrored raid array - makes a cheap and easy file server.. I haven't done this but plan to (maybe I'll do that this weekend).
I also leave an atom running with trixbox to have a small business voip phone system - rock solid. Very cool little systems. Brent On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:52 AM, gary <[email protected]> wrote: > I use a dual core atom as a server. Be sure to read the user reviews on > Newegg regarding memory. If you try to stuff your Atom to the full 4gbytes, > only certain sodimms work. You can use the smallest SSDs around for this > purpose. I built mine with an 80gBbyte intel. > > I use win 7 pro 64 bit for software compatibility with certain programs, but > I would first see if Lady Heather runs under Wine if all you want to do is > run one program. > > Atom PCs are about the easiest to build since you can skip the CPU and heat > sink mounting. > > I'd look for those intel mobos that have the wide input voltage range. > > Note an old notebook running 24 and 7 will eventually cost you about what > the atom system costs. Also, the nice thing about the atom is the CPU clock > isn't fiddled (unless that has changed). I hate all the power saving > features in notebook PCs. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
